Not So Standard Deviations
Not So Standard Deviations
Roger Peng and Hilary Parker
Roger Peng and Hilary Parker talk about the latest in data science and data analysis in academia and industry.
190 - Indefinite Leave
190 - Indefinite Leave   After a very brief summary of the changing data science landscape, Hilary and Roger do not actually end the podcast but discuss taking an indefinite leave, leaving the door slightly ajar for future opportunities.    Show notes:   Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
May 19, 2025
19 min
189 - LLMs and Data Science
Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary's Use R! keynote presentation, LLMs and R, and whether R (or any programming language) has a future. Also, a brief preview of Roger's JSM 2024 talk.   Show notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
Aug 5, 2024
1 hr 7 min
188 - Everyday Statistics Terms
Hilary and Roger talk about the commonplace usage of statistics terminology, Apple's recent AI announcements, and Microsoft's Recall feature.   Show Notes:  Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
Jun 24, 2024
41 min
187 - Building Robot Hilary
Hilary and Roger discuss limitations of AI image generation and the possibility of replacing both podcast hosts with robots.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell
Jun 11, 2024
1 hr 3 min
186 - Humanoid Robots
Hilary and Roger discuss the latest AI news, open source Llama, and the prospect of humanoid robots.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
May 9, 2024
57 min
185 - Consultation Lessons Learned
Roger and Hilary talk about a consulting engagement gone wrong and whether there have been any good consulting engagements.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
Feb 26, 2024
44 min
184 - Unknown Unknowns
Hilary and Roger talk about whether it might be better if ChatGPT didn't give you what you wanted.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
Feb 16, 2024
46 min
183 - What's an Informative Tool?
Hilary and Roger discuss what makes a data analytic tool informative for a given problem and Hilary, predictably, gets furious.   Show Notes Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
Jan 31, 2024
1 hr 14 min
182 - The Best CEOs Not Named Hilary
Hilary and Roger ring in the new year with some discussion of AI and data science, Roger's upcoming spring semester data science course, and some predictions for 2024.    Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter/X Roger on BlueSky Hilary on Twitter/X Hilary on BlueSky List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
Jan 10, 2024
57 min
181 - Welcome to the Parkerverse
Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary's new ChatGPT consulting business and tease the future of data analysis with AI.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter/X Roger on BlueSky Hilary on Twitter/X Hilary on BlueSky List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  
Nov 15, 2023
1 hr 1 min
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